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Viktor von Domm wrote:very nice update! seems you have some time after all these homeworks again...

one thing i only now came to see on your earlier update... the spartan crest... when using that i would file off the default crest the marine comes with... now in the very close up version you see a spot where it looks a bit fishy...

the new minis look very good... the across crest looks good with the helm as is...

the scope of yon pedro is a bit much on the stormbolter for my liking, but that´s just personal preferrence i guess... the added armor and the sculpted cape look very cool!

your new aquired mini tho i have only one problem... maybe it is the angle but the boltpistol looks a bit to flimsy for this guy...i suspect it is an IG boltpistol?

anyways...welcome back^^

Thanks for the comments as always Vik.

You have no idea how little time I get for the hobby with homework and all my other commitments it's probably Max 4 hours a week.

I see what you are saying with that crest. I will try shaving off the original crests next time.

As for the scope... I like it! But thanks for the other compliments.

and as for the bolt pistol (it's a scout one BTW). I wanted something different, I know it is a little small BUT I LIKE IT!

I have also just added a scope to it too...









LOL!

Anyway...

DO YOU LIKE IT?

LOL...me likes...^^ actually on the scout *cough still looks like an IG boltpistol cough* gun the scope does not look out of place!

and i call that a healthy dose of sefesteem in your work!!!^^ even if your perspective is of course false...as it is not mine...but since you are still young...you have lots of time to learn the ways^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:LOL...me likes...^^ actually on the scout *cough still looks like an IG boltpistol cough* gun the scope does not look out of place!

and i call that a healthy dose of sefesteem in your work!!!^^ even if your perspective is of course false...as it is not mine...but since you are still young...you have lots of time to learn the ways^^

*cough* http://eurobitz.com/en/classic-scouts/891-bolt-pistol-scout.html *cough*
Scout Bolt Pistol

While I am proud of my work, I'm still open to criticism, I know there are plenty of people out there who are emphatically better than me. I can accept that sometimes my perspective can be wrong...because it is not yours.

see...you learned something useful today...^^

me to...*harumph*

Update time.

So there is this tournament coming up on the 28th of April. I have to field a 1750pts force if I want to come along (fully painted and all).
The problem is that I don't have that much painted to the standard that I want. The good thing is that I'm on holidays and pretty much all of the next week I have nothing else to do.
I have got all my Homework out of the way. I learnt from last time.
After that I also have a couple weeks to finish it. 23 Days in total!
So can I finish the army in time?
I Intend to!

Here is the list I'm taking.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/432103.page

Red = Not Stated
Orange = In Progress
Green = Finished

1750pts

(HQ)Pedro Kantor-175pts (Built + Basecoat)

(Elite) Sternguard squad- 5 men, 4 with combimeltas, Melta bombs -160pts (Built and about 85% PAinted)

(Troop)Scout Squad- 4 with sniper rifles, 1 with missile launcher, Melta bombs - 90pts (Finished but needs some retouching).

(Troop)Tactical squad- 10 men, 1 with Missile launcher, 1 with flamer, Melta bombs, -175pts (Not Started)

(Heavy Support) Devastator Squad- 5 men, 4 Missile launchers 150pts (Sarge finished, 4 squad members Built + Basecoated)

(Heavy Support) Predator- autocannon, lascannons- 120pts (Not Started yet)

(Heavy Support) Predator- autocannon, lascannons- 120pts (Not Started yet)

(Troop) Tactical squad- 10 men, 1 with Missile launcher, 1 with flamer Rhino -205pts (Not Started yet) (Finished)

(Dedicated Transport) Razorback with TL-Heavy bolters (Sternguard Squad)- 40pts (Not Started yet)

(Elite) Sternguard squad- 5 men, 4 with combi-meltas, Razorback with TL- Assault Cannon, ,-220pts (Not Started yet)

Rhino for (tactical squad)-35pts (Finished)

(Elite) Dreadnought- Twin Linked Auto cannons, Extra Armour- 140pts (Built and about 80% Painted)

(Fast Attack) Land Speeder Tornado- Multi-Melta -60pts (Haven't even bought yet)

(Fast Attack) Land Speeder Tornado- Multi-Melta -60pts (Haven't even bought yet)

There is a lot of Red on there but I think that will soon start changing.
I have an Air Brush so the tanks shouldn't take too long and I can employ assembly line painting on the rank and file miniatures.

Here is my progress so far...

Last Saturday I stripped a whole lot of minis. I used full strength Dettol if anyone is interested.
I also find that dipping metal minis in mineral turpentine after a dettol dunk helps get rid of all the sludgy mess you usually get when using dettol. DON'T USE THIS ON PLASTIC MINIS THOUGH.


I was almost tempted to paint some of my brothers old Eldar he gave me...but I was determined to remain on task,.
Most Important of all those minis were the two Missile launcher marines and the missile one launcher bit.


I needed them to make this.
My new Devastator Squad.


Individual pics.


After an Airbrush Prime. (WAY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PRIMING TECHNIQUE IMHO).


Airbrushed all the armour VGC Imperial Blue. (BAD PICS) The blue is much lighter IRL.


I was going to go assembly line painting from there but I took a liking to the Sergeant and (wasting precious time) I decided to give him some more attention.
He took about 1.5 Hours painting time. Record breaking time for me but I need to move faster. And he is still not really at the standard I want.
He was originally going to have a converted bolter but I thought It didn't really work. Just in case you notice he has a different bolter in some of the pics.







WIPS


Expect many more updates up until the deadline....

Unless I get...

Hey look! It's a pretty bird.

Good luck brother! Great so far, I also suffer from shiny distractions.

well... it seems you are back in full swing! qite a list of to do´s... i cross my fingers!

nice looking sarge there...

oh...and what a nice robbin^^

looking good so far, i love the way the only thing that is "finished" is the rihno, its always the transports that get done first. anyway looking good and i hope you reach your goal

Time for an Update

inmygravenimage wrote:Good luck brother! Great so far, I also suffer from shiny distractions.

Thanks man! Wait, shiny thing? Where?

Viktor von Domm wrote:well... it seems you are back in full swing! qite a list of to do´s... i cross my fingers!

nice looking sarge there...

oh...and what a nice robbin^^

Thanks Vik! It's great not having to worry about Homework.

bigfish wrote:looking good so far, i love the way the only thing that is "finished" is the rihno, its always the transports that get done first. anyway looking good and i hope you reach your goal

Thanks bigfish. It's funny you should say that because That's the only thing I managed to finish today. My second Rhino.


Before I show my Rhino here is a picture of my Devastator Sergeant with better lighting and a touch of Photoshop.


I didn't get too much done today. I spent the whole day cleaning Today.
I only had 2 hours to finish the rhino and do some more work on my Sternguard which are almost done.

Here is the Rhino I did today (left) next to the other finished Rhino(right). They've swapped sides in the second pic.




New Rhino Alone.






Not happy with the U but I'll have to touch it up later.




So I can tick another Rhino of the list.

I'm off to do some more painting.

Love the weathering on the front, and clever use of back plate as a grill. Kudos.

Update

inmygravenimage wrote:Love the weathering on the front, and clever use of back plate as a grill. Kudos.

Thanks Graven, the Weathering is first a Drybrush of a 4:1:1 VGC Cold Grey, VGC Charred Brown and VGC Black followed by a second successive Dry brush with 1 extra part of VGC Cold Grey and 1 extra part VGC Charred Brown added to the previous mix.
I know you didn't ask, but I needed to write that down somewhere so i wont forget.
And as for the clever use of back plate as a grill; I wouldn't say it's that clever.
On my first Razorback I ever did I glued the back hatch the wrong way around I was going to fix it but then I realised that I actually preferred that look, I've been doing it ever since.





Meet Distraction Number One: Isn't he cute.
I call Him Rover.


I was just inspired to create this today but he took way longer that I thought he would.
Then just after I finished him and was about to get stuck into painting my Sternguard and Devastators I has 'forced' to go on a family outing.


Anyway here are some more pics.






He does have a functional use. this guy can now be a WYSIWYG Vulkan counts as.


and...

This Chaplain can now pass as Cassius.


So today was a loss, I didn't really get anything done at all.

Unless....

Red = Not Stated
Orange = In Progress
Green = Finished

(HQ) Pedro Kantor-175pts (75% Done)

(Elite) Sternguard squad- 5 men, 4 with Combi-Meltas, Melta bombs -150pts (90% Done)

(Troop)Scout Squad- 4 with sniper rifles, 1 with missile launcher, Melta bombs - 90pts (Finished but needs retouching)

(Troop)Tactical squad- 10, 1 with Missile launcher, 1 with Meltagun, Melta bombs -180pts (Not Started Yet)

(Heavy Support) Devastator Squad- 5 men, 4 Missile launchers 150pts (60% Done)

(Heavy Support) Predator- autocannon, lascannons- 120pts (Not Started Yet)

(Heavy Support) Predator- autocannon, lascannons- 120pts (Not Started Yet)

(Troop) Tactical squad- 10 men, 1 with Missile launcher, 1 with Meltagun, Melta Bombs- Rhino -215pts (Not Started Yet) (Finished)

(Dedicated Transport) Razorback with TL-Heavy bolters (Sternguard Squad)- 40pts (Built)

(Elite) Sternguard squad- 5 men, Sergeant with Power Fist 4 with Combi-Meltas, Melta bombs,-Razorback with TL Heavy Bolters- 215pts (Not Started Yet) (Built)

(Dedicated Transport) Rhino for (tactical squad)-35pts (Finished)

(Elite) Dreadnought- Twin Linked Auto cannons-125pts (80% Done)

(HQ) Chaplain Cassius- 125pts (Finished)

(Upgrade) Hunter Killer Missile on one of the Razorbacks- 10pts (built)

This will decrease my army's effectiveness but it will help me get finished in time.

So I did two Speeders Today.
I also got a few things closer to being finished. So not a total loss today.

I'm going to get some more painting in before I go to bed!

I didn't get too much done over the Easter period.
Too much Chocolate made me fat and lazy!

Only these two Sternguard were completed.

Bad pic, I had to Photoshop it and it still looks bad! I'll get better pics when I show the whole squad. (which is almost done).


This is how I paint my Elites Backpacks.


Something cool did happen yesterday though. My Brother T-bone came up to me yesterday and told me he wanted to get into 40k again. Everyone be nice to him he's only little (and pretty young too). He started with an Ork army about a year ago, but he never was really interested. Now I said If he wanted to start again he had to choose an army he wouldn't loose interest in as easily. I started to tell him all the basic Fluff so he could have a better idea of which army to choose, we got stuck when I told him about how Space Marines ate their own recycled poo in paste form (I was trying to get him to start Necrons) but he was adamant. He wanted some Salamanders! He really liked their scheme. He liked CSM for a while but he got scared when he saw the daemons.

So I gave him one of my Space Marines and he got building, under my watchful eye. I let him choose any bits he wanted (except for the ones I really needed).

Here it is.


I even thought him to drill out the barrels.


Not so bad if I say so myself!

We're going to paint it today. Let's see if he has what it takes!

And Today I'm hoping to get more of my tanks done. I'm getting bored of painting Infantry!

oh...those decoy thingies look really nice...and i bet you choped up a small toy car for that...looks like matchbox tieres^^

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh...those decoy thingies look really nice...and i bet you choped up a small toy car for that...looks like matchbox tieres^^

Hotwheels actually! ... I think?




Didn't get too much done Today.

I only built both Razorbacks and am halfway through the predators.
Not much by way of painting anyway...

I'm going to 'Realm of Legends' Tomorrow to buy some more paints and bits. I also feel like buying something special! I'm tired of painting so much blue power armour.

I also feel like buying something special!

something orky maybe? will look forwardto that extra something special you get for your needed disatraction^^

Announcement

I want to my FLGS 'Realm of Legends' yesterday and... sadly it's closing down. Half their stock was gone so I didn't buy anything.
What is even more sad is that this store was hosting the tournament I was going to go to.
I had only just found the place too, I'd just been to it twice before. It was a really nice store...
They said they had their lease pulled out from under them, they were told they just had a week to leave.
They might reopen but chances are slim.
Very Sad. So does anyone know any good FLGS around the South Eastern Suburbs of melbourne?

And I was looking forward to that Tournament...

Well, I'm free. I don't have to finish the army... I will but just not as quickly.

I'm going to work on my Orks and finish all my Orky terrain or maybe try out some schemes on those Eldar I stripped, or I can start that IG army I wanted...

Watch this space...

Wow, sad to hear it buddy. I would have thought they would have more time to move out.

Although im glad to hear that you may be working on your orks!!

Mortalitas wrote:Wow, sad to hear it buddy. I would have thought they would have more time to move out.

Although im glad to hear that you may be working on your orks!!

It was all very sudden!

And yes some more work on the Orks is in order...

Just out interest, where in Australia are you situated? If it is in VIC, Do you know any good FLGS around here?

you might try http://www1.realmoflegends.com.au/

oh...that is sad news...

i hope you find a new gaming group...

Im sad to say that I live in Sydney.

I use a local gaming store; http://www.gamesempire.com.au/index.php

Although its based in Sydney, im sure you could get a good deal with 30% of most of the GW stuff.

Man that sucks :( I read through the entire blog and was getting really excited with what you were doing. Sorry to here about the store, the only shop that sold GW products around my area closed down about a year ago so I know how you feel :(
Dont lose hope though mate, when all else fails, turn to the internet

Marine_With_Heart wrote:Man that sucks :( I read through the entire blog and was getting really excited with what you were doing. Sorry to here about the store, the only shop that sold GW products around my area closed down about a year ago so I know how you feel :(
Dont lose hope though mate, when all else fails, turn to the internet

It does suck, but hey welcome to this thread.

Mortalitas wrote:Im sad to say that I live in Sydney.

I use a local gaming store; http://www.gamesempire.com.au/index.php

Although its based in Sydney, im sure you could get a good deal with 30% of most of the GW stuff.

That's a actually great... The current webstore I'm using does not sell LOTR minis...

Viktor von Domm wrote:oh...that is sad news...

i hope you find a new gaming group...

Me too. I'd only just found that too...

Galorn wrote:you might try http://www1.realmoflegends.com.au/

Sadly that was the store that closed down...


Firstly...I must say.

This is AWESOME (I MUST HAVE) putting my chaplain count to 4. Too bad I'm low on cash atm...



This guy is really cool too.


http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/ASTERION_MOLOC_AND_IVANUS_ENKOMI_OF_THE_MINOTAURS.html

And secondly..since there is no longer a tournament to inspire me I will set myself another painting goal.
Golden Daemon...which is in September here.
I'm in young bloods so the competition will not be as tough as it could be, but that does not mean wont have some really tough competition.
I have never actually spent more then 5-7 hours painting one mini.. I usually just like to paint things as quickly as I can.
So it will be interesting to see what happens when I pull out all stops on a mini.
Actually I plan on entering three minis, one from 40k one from Warhammer and one from LOTR.
I will practice new techniques I will be planning to use on the minis on some practice figs.
This is more about learning new techniques than actually winning, so I'll have won even before I send out the mini.

I'm planning on using these three minis.

For 40K.


For Warhammer.


For LOTR


I'm all in planning mode at the moment, I'm getting together awesome pics of these minis. Trying to think how I'll put my on spin on it....

And I'll soon be testing out some new techniques on some practice minis...

I'll see you all hopefully soon. Can't say how much free time I'll have in the coming days. Forecast now doesn't look that great.

well...i think it is a good idea to keep yourself busy... these well-assorted minis of each range are some very good examples and will be interesting to see your new talents you will test and that will bring you forward...

the FW minis look very good... the first one is a must for your army... you can´t get any more badass than that one i think....

Viktor von Domm wrote:well...i think it is a good idea to keep yourself busy... these well-assorted minis of each range are some very good examples and will be interesting to see your new talents you will test and that will bring you forward...

the FW minis look very good... the first one is a must for your army... you can´t get any more badass than that one i think....

I really liked the all of the minis I chose, I always wanted to own them but I never had a good excuse...Until now.
And I know I HAVE to have that FW mini, it fits exactly with my army style, and just looks plain awesome.

couldn´t have put that last post any better^^

I really want those FW models, but there nearly $50 Aus dollars. I was thinking of entering Golden Deamon aswell as Armies on Parade.

Good luck to you sir with your painting and don't screw it up, You've got a lot of time!

Those models are amazing... that first one is very badass indeed, good choice

Mortalitas wrote:...and don't screw it up

^Nice

THREAD NECROMANCY!!!!

Oh, thread how I have neglected thee...

Oh, how the strains of homework and exams have impeded any possible progress hobbywise.
Why did I select all of the difficult subjects!

It's all better for now though.
I have no school for 2 weeks. Holidays, YEAH!
Also, surprisingly, I've not much holiday homework to do.
Therefore we should see at least a couple updates on here in that time.

I'll start by posting a small update now.

Pics first!









I love this mini! He's posed as if he's about to Backhand someone.
Yeah, I know mould lines and un-drilled barrel...I will see to it later.
I've wanted to do that for ages with a Powerfist!

I imagine it'd leave a mark a little bit worse than this.


He'll be part of a Deathwatch team I'm making just for a little variety.
I don't care what fluff dictates I'll be painting them in full chapter colours except for the pad.
I just want a little break from the norm.




Now, as for my proposed Golden Daemon entries, time and my wallet say that I can not buy and paint all the minis I originally planned.
Also I just realised I am no longer considered a Young Blood it's only under 14s now or something crazy like that. Used to be under 18s.
I now plan on focusing all my energy on just one mini. a A mini I already own...twice (in metal). The big man himself Marneus Calgar.
I will paint one of them as many times as I can until I feel confident (stripping it after each completed stage), then I will paint the other for real using all the knowledge I've gained from painting the first one.
I will post my progress routinely on this blog and hopefully all of you Dakkanoughts can help me progress my painting skills.
It might take a while to get up to a level that I think is Golden Daemon worthy but even if I have to enter Calgar into a Golden Daemon 3 years down the track I will still be happy.
It's a brilliant brilliant plan!


I shall start tommorow...Time permitting.


That's all for now!
Thanks for looking